Like some cheeses and wines

The answer

AGED

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AGED answer page.

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2020. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for AGED

Every other clue in this collection answered by AGED, most used first.

• Matured - used 157 times, most recently in 2026
• Elderly - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
• Like fine wine - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
• Got older - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
• On in years - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
• Ripened - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
• Long in the tooth - used 65 times, most recently in 2024
• Mellowed - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Old - used 39 times, most recently in 2024
• Got on in years - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Grew older - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Over-the-hill - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
• Venerable. - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Like some cheeses - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Like some wines - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Like some cheese - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Hoary - used 17 times, most recently in 2005
• ___ in the wood - used 16 times, most recently in 2000
• Like fine wines - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Seasoned - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
• Ancient - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Like sharp cheddar - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Mature - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Up in years - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Full of years. - used 14 times, most recently in 2002
• Got mellower - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Getting on in years - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Got on - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Advanced in years - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Like balsamic vinegar - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Like some cheddar - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Matured, as wine - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Past one's prime - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Brought to maturity - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Like much fine wine - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
• Ripened, as cheese - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Antiquated - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Like much cheese - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Like sharp cheese - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• ___ P., Dickens character - used 9 times, most recently in 1993
• Added years - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Grew gray - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Like fine cheese - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Like good bourbon - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
• Like Methuselah - used 8 times, most recently in 1996
• Like some wine and cheese - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Like some wines and cheeses - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Made cheddar better - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Allowed to ripen, as cheddar - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Grew up - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Improved, as wine - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Like geriatric patients - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Like good cheese - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Like some ports - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Sat in the wine cellar - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Barrel-__ maple syrup - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Became more mature - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Got old - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Like fine Scotch - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Like good wine - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Middle-___ - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• ___ to perfection - used 6 times, most recently in 2012

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Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

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• Black-and-white cookie - OREO, used 272 times
• Chills and fever - AGUE, used 232 times
• Facts and figures - DATA, used 223 times
• Ages and ages - EONS, used 203 times

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